Journal
Hedda’s journal
Danish healthcare, Danish directness.
Steady
week 34steady energy 31 reply
Notes for the week. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. Steady. That is the…
A wedding
week 32loved energy 31 reply
Recording this for the record. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat…
Six labelled boxes
week 31organised energy 1
Recording this for the record. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. Batch cooked on…
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 29organised energy 42 replies
Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because…
Iron and B12
week 29relieved energy 14 replies
Notes for the week. Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight was not subtle. A1c down. Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment,…
Flat, whole night
week 28grateful energy 21 reply
Notes for the week. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I have not…
Circle tonight
week 27warm energy 54 replies
Notes for the week. Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual information. The rest was the point. Went for the practical answers and stayed…
Paired
week 25held energy 24 replies
Notes for the week. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most reliable thing in my week. Nobody has ever asked me how I…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 24held energy 54 replies
Recording this for the record. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has…
My mother cooks
week 22warm energy 11 reply
Notes for the week. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can,…
A printout I cannot read
week 21heard energy 22 replies
Notes for the week. Left with a printout I could not read and no idea what to be worried about. Taking it to bloodwork-buddies on Thursday. A locum who had clearly read…
Before nine
week 20steady energy 43 replies
Notes for the week. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached…
Two lines a day
week 19organised energy 3
Notes for the week. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Two lines a day in a paper…
What is your secret
week 17warm energy 11 reply
Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say…
The list on the fridge
week 16steady energy 33 replies
Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually…
No mask
week 15rested energy 4
Recording this for the record. The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Vivid dreams, every night, the…
Two sessions
week 14tired but good energy 54 replies
Recording this for the record. Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which is the thing that used to end it for me every time. Wrote the…
Starters as a main
week 13loved energy 41 reply
Recording this for the record. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat…
Quiet
week 12fine energy 13 replies
Notes for the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Done.
Sunday lunch
week 10awkward energy 11 reply
Notes for the week. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can,…